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From populations to ecosystems [electronic resource] : theoretical foundations for a new ecological synthesis / Michel Loreau.

By: Loreau, Michel.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Monographs in population biology: 46.Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2010Description: 297 p.Subject(s): Ecology | Biodiversity | Population biologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 577.8 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Population and ecosystem approaches in ecology -- The maintenance and functional consequences of species diversity -- Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning -- Food webs, interaction webs, and ecosystem functioning -- Stability and complexity of ecosystems : new perspectives on an old debate -- Material cycling and the overall functioning of ecosystems -- Spatial dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning : metacommunities and meta-ecosystems -- Evolution of ecosystems and ecosystem properties -- Postface : toward an integrated, predictive ecology.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Population and ecosystem approaches in ecology -- The maintenance and functional consequences of species diversity -- Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning -- Food webs, interaction webs, and ecosystem functioning -- Stability and complexity of ecosystems : new perspectives on an old debate -- Material cycling and the overall functioning of ecosystems -- Spatial dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning : metacommunities and meta-ecosystems -- Evolution of ecosystems and ecosystem properties -- Postface : toward an integrated, predictive ecology.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.